The history and historiography of information science: Some reflections

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-17

  Rayward, W Boyd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0040647552     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4573(95)00046-J     Document Type: Article

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